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← OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC

Form 990 for tax year 2025

Filed by OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$836,463
Total expenses
$804,220
Contributions and grants received
$703,171
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$110,432
Investment income
$1,192
Other revenue
$21,668
Total assets, end of year
$4,671,572
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,940
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,624,632
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$565,015
Management and general expenses
$132,211
Fundraising expenses
$106,994
Program service expenses (Part III)
$565,015

Program services were 70.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $19,462

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $134,114

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $549,595

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $58,987

  • 2a · Program service revenue: ADMISSION

    total $95,886 · related or exempt $95,886

  • 2b · Program service revenue: EDUCATION

    total $14,546 · related or exempt $14,546

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,192 · excluded $1,192

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $15,302

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $8,668

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $6,634 · excluded $6,634

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $15,034 · related or exempt $15,034

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $15,034

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $91,074 · program services $54,644 · management and general $10,929 · fundraising $25,501

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $222,616 · program services $133,570 · management and general $26,714 · fundraising $62,332

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $6,808 · program services $4,085 · management and general $817 · fundraising $1,906

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,265 · program services $759 · management and general $152 · fundraising $354

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $23,762 · program services $14,258 · management and general $2,851 · fundraising $6,653

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $12,840 · management and general $12,840

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $14,356 · management and general $14,356

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,300 · management and general $1,300

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,372 · program services $13,372

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,487 · program services $770 · management and general $8,152 · fundraising $565

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,229 · program services $10,661 · management and general $3,807 · fundraising $761

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $110,664 · program services $77,465 · management and general $31,409 · fundraising $1,790

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $142,706 · program services $135,571 · management and general $7,135

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $25,776 · program services $20,621 · management and general $5,155

  • 24a · Other expenses: EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS

    total $90,034 · program services $90,034

  • 24b · Other expenses: SECURITY SYSTEM

    total $7,981 · program services $7,582 · management and general $399

  • 24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE

    total $7,066 · program services $727 · management and general $5,496 · fundraising $843

  • 24d · Other expenses: DONOR DEVELOPMENT

    total $6,988 · management and general $699 · fundraising $6,289

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $896 · program services $896

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $57,190 · end of year $270,336

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $119,885 · end of year $125,215

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $3,300 · end of year $200

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $15,134

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $13,773 · end of year $12,288

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,941 · end of year $5,865

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $4,790,877

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $2,180,138

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $2,715,815 · end of year $2,610,739

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,441,894 · end of year $1,631,795

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,414 · end of year $25,493

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $6,079 · end of year $21,447

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,872,414 · end of year $2,771,850

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,457,891 · end of year $1,852,782

Mission and programs · 2025

Mission

TO INSPIRE PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO DISCOVER AND APPRECIATE THE RICH HISTORY AND NATURAL WORD IN THE FOX VALLEY AREA.

  • FOUNDED IN 1872 AS A PIONEER ASSOCIATION, THE OUTAGAMIE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY INSPIRES PEOPLE TO DISCOVER AND APPRECIATE THE RICH HISTORY AND NATURAL WORLD IN THE FOX VALLEY THROUGH EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS. NOW AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE HISTORY MUSEUM AT THE CASTLE, DUE TO ITS LOCATION IN A FORMER MASONIC TEMPLE, THE ORGANIZATION IS A THRIVING CULTURAL INSTITUTION WITH DEEP TIES TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. THE HISTORY MUSEUM AT THE CASTLE EXPANDED ITS MISSION IN 2025 TO INCLUDE NATURAL HISTORY. TO FACILITATE THAT ADDITION, THE HISTORY MUSEUM HIRED TWO MUSEUM SPECIALISTS AND INCORPORATED THE WEIS EARTH SCIENCE COLLECTION, CONSISTING OF 38,054 SPECIMENS, INTO ITS REGULAR OPERATIONS. BY PRESERVING THE WEIS EARTH SCIENCE COLLECTION LOCALLY, THE PUBLIC WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ACCESS TO LIVELY EARTH SCIENCE EXHIBITIONS AND PROGRAMMING THAT BENEFIT FOX VALLEY RESIDENTS, SCHOOLS, AND UNIVERSITIES. ADDING THE WEIS COLLECTION TO THE HISTORY MUSEUM'S DYNAMIC LOCAL HISTORY OFFERINGS IS ALSO EXPECTED TO GROW THE REGION'S TOURIST ECONOMY. IN ADDITION, THE HISTORY MUSEUM CONTINUED TO ENGAGE AUDIENCES WELL BEYOND ITS WALLS. THE MUSEUM SUPPORTS A SERIES OF FREE TRAVELING POP-UP EXHIBITS ON RELEVANT LOCAL HISTORY TOPICS. IN 2024 THE MUSEUM ADDED OUR AFGHAN NEIGHBORS TO THAT CATALOGUE OF EXHIBITS. WORLD RELIEF FOX VALLEY AND THE HISTORY MUSEUM PARTNERED TO CONDUCT ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS WITH EIGHT AFGHAN REFUGEES FORCED TO FLEE AFGHANISTAN IN 2021 AND RESETTLE IN THE FOX CITIES. THEIR STORIES BECAME THE BASIS FOR THIS GROUNDBREAKING EXHIBITION. THE EXHIBIT TOURED THROUGHOUT NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL WISCONSIN IN 2025. APPROXIMATELY 149,430 PEOPLE VIEWED OUR AFGHAN NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING STOPS AT THE HOLIDAY FOLK FAIR IN MILWAUKEE AND THE STATE CAPITAL IN MADISON. IN PURSUING OUR MISSION, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS FOSTER COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS THAT BUILD SOCIAL COHESION AND MEET LOCAL CHALLENGES. DOING SO EXPANDS EXPECTATIONS FOR WHAT A MUSEUM, AND OUR COMMUNITY, CAN BE.

    Expenses $565,015 · Revenue $110,432

As filed on the 2025 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dustin Mack

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $91,074
    From this org
    $85,482
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,592
    Hours/week
    40

  • Josh Berens

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Brad Cebulski

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Chris Dearing

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ryan Didreckson

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Joy Hagen

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jayme Lehman

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Kelly Leopold

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ken Melchert

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Jessica Micke

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • David Nimtz

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Monica Rico

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Adam Skarie

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Ann Whalen

    PAST PRESIDE

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Pla Yang

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2025
Filed
20 August 2026
IRS schema version
2025v4.0
Source object
202632379349300848

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